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Physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) in Birmingham, AL costs $37 to $381. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Birmingham, AL metro area publish a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Birmingham, AL metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes) (CPT 97110). The lowest is $37 at The Children's Hospital of Alabama, the median is $275 and the highest is $381 at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 10 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Birmingham, AL median of $275 is 193% above the national median of $94 across 467 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $10 to $213. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and June 2026. 8 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$37
lowest cash price in Birmingham, AL
The Children's Hospital of Alabama · 3 mi
$238 below the median
$275
median cash price
6 hospitals
10×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/14
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
The Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$37
list $87 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

Bessemer · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

$45
list $60 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Birmingham · 2 mi · File Apr 2026

$275
list $275 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Shelby Baptist Medical Center

Alabaster · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$381
list $381 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Walker Baptist Medical Center

Jasper · 36 mi · File Apr 2026

$381
list $381 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Princeton Baptist Medical Center

Birmingham · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$381
list $381 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 97110. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 97110, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About physical therapy, therapeutic exercise (15 minutes)

CPT 97110 is therapeutic exercise with a physical therapist, billed in 15-minute units: strength, range-of-motion and endurance work after an injury, surgery or for chronic pain. A typical physical therapy visit is billed as two to four units of this and related codes, so the price per unit is a building block, not the price of a visit.

What the price covers

One 15-minute unit of therapist time. A visit usually includes an evaluation code at the first appointment (97161 to 97163) and several timed codes (97110, 97140 manual therapy, 97530 therapeutic activities). Hospital-owned therapy clinics may add a facility fee.

Why prices vary

Hospital-owned physical therapy is often two to three times the price of independent clinics for the same session, mostly because of facility fees. Since a course of therapy runs to many visits, the difference adds up quickly. Many independent clinics offer cash-pay visit rates.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price per unit of 97110, and per typical visit?
  • Is there a facility fee?
  • What is the cash rate per visit at an independent clinic?

Hospitals in Birmingham, AL without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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